ENGL 423 - Educational Linguistics

4 Hour(s) Credit
Examines the intersections of language and power in educational settings and provides a linguistic analysis of gate-keeping practices in schooling. Core topics focus on critical evaluations of linguistic discrimination, erasure, bias and marginalization of dialect diversity/linguistic variety in multiple educational contexts.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Prerequisites C or better in ENGL 103; ENGL 240 or ENGL 430 or permission of instructor.